UUV / AUV / ROV News

The latest UUV / AUV / ROV news for Autonomous and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. Articles on unmanned submarines, subsea robotics, remotely operated vehicles, product launches and technological advances in UUV design and manufacture

WSU’s AUV with Robotic Gripper Extending Human Reach at Robosub Competition

Washington State University (WSU) students have completed a self-operated robotic submarine which has been entered into the International RoboSub 2012...

Jan 14, 2013
DARPA to Launch Just-in-time Payloads from Bottom of Sea

Today, cost and complexity limit the Navy to fewer weapons systems and platforms, so resources are strained to operate over...

Jan 12, 2013
IKM Subsea Singapore to Provide ROV Services for FPSO Hook-up

IKM Subsea Singapore has been awarded a contract to provide ROV services onboard a Construction Support vessel for a FPSO...

Jan 11, 2013
Bluefin Robotics’ AUV Batteries Power Subsea Industry

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related subsea technologies, has announced that as of this...

Jan 10, 2013
New High Durability Cables for Unmanned Submersible Vehicles

Cicoil’s highly flexible flat silicone cables are designed for use on Autonomous Subsea Vehicles that require absolute reliability in Mission...

Jan 02, 2013
Bluefin and Seebyte Collaborate to Provide Enhanced AUV Pipeline Inspections

Bluefin Robotics, the leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) solutions and SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software...

Dec 20, 2012
Kongsberg Maritime Delivers AUV Package to DOF Subsea

Kongsberg Maritime has delivered a cutting-edge AUV package featuring an advanced HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and sophisticated multibeam...

Dec 06, 2012
IDEX 2013 Announces Dedicated Unmanned Systems Zone

The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) has announced the introduction of a focused Unmanned Systems Area to be launched...

Nov 27, 2012
U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Selects Alion for Unmanned and Automated Weapon Systems Contract

For the Navy, the development of unmanned and automated weapon systems ranks as a top priority to sustain the country’s...

Nov 15, 2012
Hydroid To Supply Six REMUS AUVs to German Navy

After extensive trials by the German Bundeswehr Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons (WTD 71) in Eckernfoerde, the Federal...

Oct 03, 2012
Homeland Security Develop BIOSwimmer™ UUV

No question about it… they’re very good at what they do. But they don’t take well to orders, especially those...

Sep 20, 2012
SeaFox AUV Proves its Effectiveness Performing Unmanned Mine Countermeasure Missions

The SeaFox mine neutralization system, delivered by ATLAS North America (ATLAS NA), a subsidiary of the German-based ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH,...

Sep 10, 2012
Unmanned Wave Glider Robot Tracks White Sharks in the Pacific

Liquid Robotics’ unmanned Wave Glider robot has been deployed off the US coast near San Francisco – the latest addition...

Aug 27, 2012
Sonardyne Underwater Tracking System on AUV Aids Search for Earhart Plane

Acoustic positioning technology from Sonardyne Inc, Houston, was selected to play a key role in a recent expedition aiming to...

Aug 24, 2012
Protonex Developing Fuel Cells for Underwater Unmanned Systems

Protonex Technology Corporation, a leading provider of advanced lightweight military power systems, announces exclusive collaboration on the development of oxygen...

Aug 07, 2012
Bluefin Robotics Hull Inspection Robot Successfully Completes Government Testing

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) solutions for US Navy Programs of Record announced today that...

Aug 02, 2012
FuelCell Energy Wins $3.8m Contract for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Power System

FuelCell Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, has announced a $3.8 million...

Jul 26, 2012
Navy hosts international RoboSub Competition in San Diego

Teams from around the world gathered at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific for the 15th annual RoboSub...

Jul 24, 2012
SeaCat AUV Inspects 24 Kilometre Long Water Tunnel

In a mission lasting almost seven hours, an autonomous underwater vehicle made by ATLAS ELEKTRONIK, Germany, dived through a water...

Jul 23, 2012
University of Maryland Select Hydroid REMUS 600 AUV for Oceanographic Exploration

Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), has announced that the...

Jul 19, 2012
U.S. Navy Deploys Unmanned Submarines to Clear Mines

The U.S. Navy has deployed a fleet of unmanned submarines to the Persian Gulf to help find and destroy sea...

Jul 17, 2012
Horn Point Laboratory Purchases Hydroid REMUS 600 AUV System

Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announces that the Horn...

Jul 16, 2012
Bluefin Completes Design Review for Knifefish SMCM UUV

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) solutions for US Navy Programs of Record has announced that...

Jul 13, 2012
International Submarine Engineering To Supply HYSUB ROV to Japan

International Submarine Engineering Ltd is pleased to announce a contract to build another HYSUB Remotely Operated System (ROV) for SNK Ocean...

Jul 13, 2012
Pressure-Tolerant ROV Successfully Tested in the Deep Atlantic

A new pressure-tolerant ROV named Erno2, designed by Enitech GmbH (Rostock, Germany), has been successfully tested within the framework of...

Jul 06, 2012
KCF Technologies Celebrates ROV Smart Tether Milestone

KCF Technologies Celebrates Smart Tether Milestone – the sale of its 100th Smart Tether system. In 2004 KCF Technologies was...

Jul 02, 2012
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